[csaa-forum] New book announcement: Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity (Rob Cover)

[Rob Cover]

Dear colleagues,



the book “Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity: Unliveable Lives?” new
from Ashgate may be of interest to those working in queer theory, youth
studies, media and communication studies and related areas.



Cheers,

Rob :)





QUEER YOUTH SUICIDE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY: UNLIVEABLE LIVES

Despite increasing tolerance, legal protections against homophobia, and
anti-discrimination policies throughout much of the western world, suicide
attempts by queer youth remain relatively high. For over twenty years,
research into queer youth suicide has debated reasons and risks, although
it has also often reiterated assumptions about sexual identity and youth
vulnerability.



Understanding the cultural context in which suicide becomes a necessary
escape from living an unliveable life is the key to queer youth suicide
prevention. This book uses cultural theory to outline some of the ways in
which queer youth suicide is perceived in popular culture, media and
research. It highlights how the ways in which we think about queer youth
suicide have changed over time and some of the benefits and limitations of
current thinking on the topic.



Focusing on identity, Queer Youth Suicide, Culture and Identity also
investigates why queer young men continue to attempt suicide. Drawing on
approaches from queer theory, cultural studies and sociology, it explores
how sexual identity formation, sexual shame and discrepancies in community
belonging and exclusions are implicated in the reasons why some queer youth
are resilient while others are vulnerable and at risk of suicide. As such,
it will appeal to scholars of sociology, media studies, queer theory and
social theory with interests in youth, gender and sexuality, and
suicidology.





AUTHOR

Rob Cover is Associate Professor in Social and Cultural Studies at the
University of Western Australia.





AVAILABLE FROM ASHGATE:

http://bit.ly/QYS-Ashgate





REVIEWS:

*‘Blending beautifully extant research with analyses of media
representations, Rob Cover shows us that queer youth do not seek death, but
an end to the pressure of making their sexual identities coherent,
alongside shame, vulnerability, homophobia and the cultural politics of
coming out. We must have a genuine interdisciplinary dialogue if we are
ever to comprehend queer life as resilient.’ *– Katrina Jaworski,
University of South Australia, Australia





*‘Informed by post-structuralism, queer theory and a transdisciplinary
ethos, this highly accessible text demonstrates the relevance of culture
studies to a topic dominated by psychological and sociological analyses.
Introducing debates on sexuality and suicidal risk while questioning the
explanatory frameworks and prevention strategies that might be applied to
issues of vulnerability and queer youth suicide this book is an important
marker in the emerging field of queer youth suicide.’  *– Katherine
Johnson, University of Brighton, UK





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Dr Rob Cover

Associate Professor, Communication & Media Studies



The University of Western Australia

Crawley WA 6009



Rm 1.16, Social Sciences Building

+61 8 6488 4305 wk

0437 902 967 sms



rob.cover at uwa.edu.au

Profile:          http://www.uwa.edu.au/people/rob.cover

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Dr Rob Cover
Associate Professor, Communication & Media Studies

Faculty of Arts
The University of Western Australia
Crawley WA 6009

+61 8 6488 4305 wk
0437 902 967
robcover at gmail.com
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